Heartleaf Ginger
Hexastylis arifolia
Evergreen woodland groundcover with mottled arrowhead leaves hiding little jug-shaped brown flowers at the soil line. Slowly carpets rich, shaded slopes.
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.33–0.67 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TN, VA